It wasn’t a Macklin Celebrini second in his first profession sport, however Colorado Avalanche rookie Calum Ritchie achieved the identical feat — scoring his first profession NHL objective — in simply his third profession sport.
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Drafted in 2023 by the Avalanche, twenty seventh total, Ritchie performed yet one more season with the OHL’s Oshawa Generals following his draft yr, tallying 28 targets and 80 factors in simply 50 video games. He cracked the Avalanche’s lineup out of camp this season and whereas he was minus-four by the primary two video games and not using a level, his third look led to a milestone each participant hopes to have a good time.
His first profession NHL objective got here early and occurred shortly. The 19-year-old retrieved a unfastened puck within the offensive zone following a Scott Mayfield giveaway. After enjoying the puck throughout the ice, he went to the online earlier than receiving a tap-in go from Josh Manson.
Whereas it was a milestone objective for the younger ahead, it did are available a shedding effort because the Avalanche misplaced 6-2 on Monday evening in opposition to the New York Islanders.
With the objective, Ritchie grew to become the sixth rookie to attain this season and the fifth to report his first profession NHL objective — becoming a member of Seamus Casey, Emil Heineman, Celebrini and Maxim Tsyplakov.
Ritchie additionally turns into the 6,032nd participant in NHL historical past to attain a objective.
